Physicists typically build large, complex experiments to hunt for dark matter particles coming from outer space, but…
A team of particle physicists wanted “to unveil the deepest secrets of the Universe—and of Swedish cuisine.” So,…
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The universe began with a bang—and things immediately got weird.
The Large Hadron Collider, the world’s largest atom smasher, will be turned off for the next two years for upgrades.…
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BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA—The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics didn’t just make discoveries. Their…
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A group of 19 physicists penned a statement denouncing the talk given last week by Italian physicist Alessandro Strumia…
An enormous weather balloon in Antarctica spotted what looked like a high-energy particle from outer space striking the…
There are six outstanding math problems that, if solved, will net you a $1 million reward. On Monday, a highly regarded…
September 10 marked the 10th anniversary of when the Large Hadron Collider first powered on. Since it’s already…
This month, Italian physicists will turn on an experiment hunting for a fifth, dark force of nature, the Guardian…
Particle physics experiments are huge—they have to be, in order to accelerate particles with enough energy to properly…
Antimatter continues to behave just like regular matter, no matter what tests scientists throw at it. And in the face…
Neutron stars are having a renaissance, as far as space objects go. These ultra-dense collapsed stars are the source of…
You can feasibly put anything inside the world’s largest physics experiment, CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in…
A proposed billion-dollar American particle collider has received enthusiastic backing from the US National Academies…
There’s a growing, bewildering movement of folks who reject the most basic learnings of science in favor of conspiracy…
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